LAFA Winners - March 2026
- Apr 2
- 2 min read
Best Picture
Reptilia - Chase Commins
Best Narrative Film
JUMPER - Frank Rice Jr.
Best Indie Film
Before Sunrise - Yining Zhong
Best Dark Comedy
Crazy Cindy - Eunjoon Lee
Best AI Film
The Messenger - Donghwa Park
Best Film Noir
Out of the Shadows - Robert Hicks
Best TV Series
Reptilia - Chase Commins
Best Web Series
The Goodyears - Episode 4 - “Vacation Visitors” - Michael Simpson
Best Virtual Reality
Crimson Howl - Lu Chuan
Best Documentary Feature
Retirement Everest - Kenneth Wilcox
Best Documentary Short
Tyrone - Shavoy Alcock
Best Music Video
Ana Alina Masuda and Kento Masuda - ONE - Masaki Takefuta, Yuko Kiuchi, Ryoto Ide
Best Student Film
The Space Between Notes - Lucie de Lint
Best Director
The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso
Best First Time Director
Luoyang - Ashley Xuanzi Liu
Best Young Filmmaker
Scar - Amy Liao
Best Actor
The Space Between Notes - Finlay Bennet
Best Actress
Reptilia - Morgan Bowling
Best Song
Group Home Gradz - "Waiting for Green" - Dean Johnson
Best Sound Design
Synesthesia - Chapter 3: VAL•R-E - Wesley Trisnadi
Inspiring Woman in a Film
Group Home Gradz - Anja Christie-Johnson
Best Visual Effects
Synesthesia - Chapter 3: VAL•R-E - Wesley Trisnadi
Best Trailer
Detroit 911 - Lionesse Renee Ward
Best Original Story
The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso
Screenplay of the Month
Friedl - Hayley Jean Reeves
Best Feature Screenplay
Friedl - Hayley Jean Reeves
Best Short Screenplay
Hopeful In New York - Gregory Fletcher
Best Film Noir Screenplay
The Dead Man's Flood - Tony Acree
Best Action Screenplay
ANGLETERRA - Robby Gadsby
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Love's History - Dale Brandenburg
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
What They Left Us - Jodie Bentley, James Tabeek
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Hopeful In New York - Gregory Fletcher
Best Television Script
Love's History - Dale Brandenburg
Special Jury Award - Film
The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso
Special Jury Award - Screenplay
The Great Storm - Lorenda Kirves Wyant
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